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The Baby Snooks Show was an American radio sitcom that aired from September 17, 1944, to May 22, 1951. Fanny Brice, a comedian and Ziegfeld Follies alumna, starred as Baby Snooks, a mischievous young girl. The character, first introduced in Brice's 1912 vaudeville act, was inspired by popular juvenile actress Baby Peggy. The show began on CBS as Post Toasties Time and changed its title to The Baby Snooks Show shortly thereafter.

Throughout the 1940s, the show became a nationwide favorite, featuring various sponsors and a talented ensemble cast. Hanley Stafford played Snooks' often-cranky father, Lancelot “Daddy” Higgins, and the show had numerous writers, including Jess Oppenheimer, the future producer and head writer of I Love Lucy.

Fanny Brice was committed to her character, even dressing in a baby-doll outfit for the studio audience and making public appearances in costume. She felt the character was a representation of her own childhood. The show made a single television appearance on CBS-TV's Popsicle Parade of Stars, but Brice felt Baby Snooks didn't translate well to the screen. On May 29, 1951, Fanny Brice passed away, and the radio show ended with her death.